Cigar-lighter and the like.



J. G. COOK.

CIGAR LIGHTER AND THE LIKE.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 13. 1915.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

5] mue'wfoz J/z/z G. Cook 3 m 1 M E w M 5 ,7 u a mi 3 E T p 0 4 I L:

w/ 3 ..r. I? l .I L |.I?M 4. T 41 1 5 1 E g 1 7 9 1 5 v l (l elevationof the same, parts being shown in" JOHN G. COOK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CIGAR-LIGHTER AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

Application filed May 13, 1915. Serial No. 27,751.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. Coox, a citizen of the United States,residin at Brooklyn, Kings county, State of ew York, have inventedoer-Iain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Lighters and the like, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to cigar lighters, illuminating devices, and thelike, and has for its object to provide a device having a reistanceelement which can be drawn out for a suitable distance, and when theresistance is drawn out will automatically close an electric circuit,and when released w1ll automatically open such circuit.

It further has for its object to provide a fuse in series with aresistance element of an igniting or illuminating device.

It further has for its object to provide a new and improved resistancecarrier.

The following is a description of an embodiment of my invention,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which F igure 1 isa plan view of a cigar lighter embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sidesection. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same on the line 3-3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a diagram of circuits. .Fig. 5 is a perspective viewof the resistance and its carrier. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of thefuse and its carrier. Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing a modified formof an embodiment of my invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawv in s 1 is a face late which isadapted to be secured to the dashboard of an automobile or othersuitable support and forms a portion of the base for the operatingparts. 2 and 3 are supporting plates connected thereto, and togetherwith the plate 1, constituting the base of the apparatus, the plate 2being of insulating material, such as fiber, and the plate 3 being ofmeta 4 is a drum supported by the plate 3- to which the inner end of aspring 5 is connected.

6 is a reel carrying a coiled cable 7. The outer end of thesprin 5 isconnected to the reel 6, as shown in ig. 1. Within the reel is aninsulating bushing 8. Within this bushing is a tubular sleeve 9, andwithin this sleeve is another insulating bushing 10 having a solid end11 which passes through a hole in the drum 4 and constitutes a trunnionfor the reel. Within the bushing 10 is a metallic rod 12 one end ofwhich passes through the plate 2 and constitutes the other trunnion forthe reel- The cable 7 has two conductors, one of which is electricallyconnected to the sleeve 9 and the other ofwhich is electricallyconnected to the member 12, as shown in Fig. 3.

13 is a contact brush carried by the plate 2 and having its free endbearing upon the shoulder formed on the sleeve 9.

14 is a binding post connected to the brush 13.

15' is a contact brush bearing upon the end of the rod 12 and carryingat its upper end a transversely extending spring arm 16 which terminatesin a. contact 17 tending to make engagement with a stationary contact 18to which a second binding post 19 is connected. The brush 15 is securedto the plate 2 by screws 20.

The cable 7 at a point near its outer end is provided with anenlargement 21 to which is connected a socket 22 having a screw threadedmetallic lining 23 and an axial terminal contact 24.

25 is a fuse carrier consisting of a sleeve having a screw threadedportion 26 which engages with the screw threaded lining 23 of thesocket. This screw threaded portion 26 is provided with a flange 27.Mounted upon this flange is an insulating ring 28 on which is mounted acircular contact plate 29.

30 is a fuse connecting the contact 29 with the flange 27 and passingthrough a recess in the insulating portion 28.

31 is a resistance carrier made of insulating material and having aterminal 32 axially located at its inner end for engaging the contact24:. The resistance carrier has undercut projections 33. 34 is a.resistance wound upon these projections so as to traverse the face ofthe resistance carrier, and

end of the resistance is connected to a con-.

tact 35 beneath the head of the resistance carrier and adapted to engagethe circular plate 29.

36 is a cap screwing onto the socket 22 and covering the sides of theresistance carrier and the fuse carrier.

40 is a soft rubber ring which acts as a cushion whenthe socket isreleased so as to drop.

The electrical connections are shown dia grammatically in Fig. 4, inwhich 37 is a battery or other source of current.

The operation of the device is as follows: In use the socket 22 ispulled outwardly so as to unwind the cable '7 against the action of thespring 5. ,As soon as the enlargement 21 is withdrawn from thespring-arm 16 the contact 17 is brought into engagement with the contact18 completing the circuit from the battery 37 through the resistance 34.The spring arm tends to move, in a direction at right angles to, theaxis of the portion of .the cable adjacent thereto.' The resistance maybe used for ignition purposes such as for lightin a cigar or forilluminating purposes. When the socket 22 is released the spring 5rewinds the cable drawing the socket into the position shown in Figs. 1and 2;Whereupon the cable with its enlargement 21 engages the spring-arm16 so as to withdraw the contact 17 carried thereby from engagement withthe contact 18 automatically opening the circuit throughthei-resistance.

The fuse '27 in the fuse carrier 25 is in series with the resistance 34and if the battery current is too strong or kept on too long a periodwill-melt so as to open the circuit at that point. The fuse carrier isan inexpensive element and can be easily replaced. The resistancecarrier is also an in expensive elementand can be easily manufactured. Ie

In Fig. 4 a'modification of the device is shown in which the enlargementon the cable is shown at 21 and ,is separated from the socket 22 by aflexible portion 38. In this case, when the socket is released theenlargement 21 actuates the contact 17 and the socket itself hangs in avertical position,

this being permitted by the flexible portion 38. In order to hold thehanging socket stationary, I provide a clip 39 carried by p the faceplate 1, which is adapted to-receive the socket and into which it can beeasily snapped.

As will be evident to those skilled in the art, my invention permits ofvarious modicarrien awaeva I fications without departing. from thespirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: -1. The combination of a drum with a cable thereon, aspring normally tending to revolve said drum so as to wind up saidcable, a spring member carrying a contact and tending to move towardsaid cable in a direction substantiallv at right angles to the portionof the cable adjacent thereto and moved in the other direction by thelateral engagement therewith of said cable when fullv Wound), and a,contact engaged by said movable contact when said cable is unwound.

2. The combination of a .drum with a cable thereon, a spring normallytending to revolve said drum so as to wind up said cable, a springmember carrying a contact 7 and tending to move toward said cable in adirection substantially at right angles to the axis of the portion ofthe cable adjacent thereto, and a stationary contact engaged by saidmovable contact when said cable is gagement with said screw threadedsleeve and said fuse carrier, and a resistance upon said resistancecarrier one end'of which is connected to an axially located terminal onsaid resistance carrier, and the other .end of which is connected to aterminal adapted to engage with the contact plate on the fuse 4. Aresistance carrier having a head and a resistance element on the frontsurface of said head, a shank of lesser diameter projecting from-therear of said head, a contact axially located on the end of said shank, acontact on the flange formed by the reverse side of said head betweenthe periphery thereof and said shank, said contacts being connected withthe terminals of said resistance.

5. A resistance carrier having a head formed with a recessed face andwith a circumferential groove in its periphery, said groove and saidrecessed face forming between them a flange, said flange having a series'of interruptions dividing the same into undercut projections, a shankfor said head, a conducting sleeve thereon, a terminal at the-endof'said shank and a resist anoe wound on said projections and having itsterminals connected electrically to said transversely to the axis ofsaid conductor at sleeve and to said contact respectively. the portionthereof to which it is ad'acent 6. In a cigar lighter, the combinationof and having an enlargement upon sai con- 10 a flexible conductor, aresistance holder ductor engaging said contact member, said 5 thereon,means normally tending to retract enlargement forming a rigidcontinuation of said conductor and holder, a contact memsaid resistanceholder. ber adjacent to said conductor and movable JOHN G. COOK..

